With a playoff game on the line, Fishers rose to the challenge on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Hamilton Southeastern Royals out 44-41. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won three matchups in a row.
Fishers' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jonanthony Hall, who picked up 194 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Hall really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 73 yards. Fishers also got a significant boost from Ryan Thembulembu, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 150 yards.
Hamilton Southeastern lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Azariah Wallace, who rushed for 166 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Wallace a new career-high in rushing yards. Chandler Weston was another key player, throwing for 253 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt.
Fishers' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.0 points per game. As for Hamilton Southeastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Fishers will face off against Westfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.8 points per game this season. Hamilton Southeastern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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